The State Attorney's Office abandoned a charge of domestic violence against Bill Gary, the president of the North Brevard chapter of the NAACP.

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Scott Gunnerson
| FLORIDA TODAY

The State Attorney's Office has abandoned a charge of domestic violence against the president of the North Brevard chapter of the NAACP after the victim asked that the charges be dropped.

William "Bill" Gary, 65, was arrested and charged with felony domestic battery with strangulation at his home June 6 after an altercation with his 35-year-old wife, Mercy, according to a Titusville police report.